Sometimes, there doesn’t seem to be even the tiniest Venn-diagram intersection between what you want, and what’s in fashion, when you are planning a renovation.
Adding flame to the game
On the “must have” list when we were house-hunting in 2019 was a fireplace, the ultimate cozy comfort on a dark and cold winter’s night. The place we bought didn’t have one.
The renovation R2: Reuse
When deciding what to reuse during a major renovation, three qualities are determining what’s sticking with us on Renovation Road: beauty; sentimentality; and indestructibility.
Creature comforts
Why I am I talking about critters in the middle of a renovation series? Because things such as our favourite creatures are what make a house a home.
The renovation R1: Reduce
A renovation, like a move, is an opportunity to go through all your stuff and decide, do I really need to be hauling this around for the rest of my life?
These are the things I can do without
And now, my head scratchers: the things populating current design magazine must-have lists that I look at and go, whatever for?
Five things built better now
Maybe these are all old news to you. But to me, these are five Wow! Why did we not have these before! Fantastic! discoveries for our new kitchen and living room.
The cult of Farrow & Ball
Designers talking about Farrow & Ball sound like my late, fervently Catholic maiden aunt talking about the Pope.
